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DRYDEN, Ont. - 2 EY 1) ERE OCR (EE OE OTE Q NRE TTT : iE i ATED CGE OES OEE O WEED [0 deli] £1 wood on an acre at the enormous price ] a | ~ | a i a ; ~ | ~ a : ~ | a i ~ >] ! y | 6 ET O-RER TER0 GATE GRD) GED © Tet Pulpwood & Propazanda How it looks to the Land Holder. my eye in the last issue of this paper. 1 am surprised at the quick action of | Wainwright Falls, and the new Pulp Mill which is to be completed by Dec- ember 1st, 1922. But what gets me { and make me fly off, is this pulpwood proposition, where the wood more than pays for the clearing. I have before seen such hot air in a paper; ! Iwas then going to knock it but circum- stances led me off; but now, seeing it again, I can't hold myself any longer. It says under the heading, "Medi- tation with a Moral," the ambitous farmer or land owner can make the income from pulpwood sold more than pay the cost of clearing the land." 1 ing, and dockage at the mill. Now, say there are 35 cords of pulp which was paid last winter :-- Cutting 35 cords @ $1.50, $52.50 Hauling 35 cords @ $2.50, $87.50 T0ading 35 cords @ 25c, $8.75 "Total, $148.75 35 cords of pulpwood @ $4.40, $154 Now this is not including time and expense for affidavits and most of all dockage at the pulp mill, which is cometimes as much as 2 cords per car. I would like to hear from the party that can clear an acre where pulpwood was taken off for that profit of $5.25 I would like to let a contract on that basis, as it costs me from one hundrec to one hundred and fifty dollars. 1 also have heard from parties thal have an idea that the Company's wood cut on their limits--cutting, hauling toting, cutting up, and shipping tc Dryden--costs them $20 per cord. Now, if it can be made to pay at that rate, why not pay the farmer a: least one-third of what it costs the company, so that at least the farme: is paid for his very hard work. It the companies concerned do not wish to raise the price of pulpwood, I think our government should interfere anc investigate matters, as there must be a big profit for somebody. KNOCKER. ® kk ok For many reasons this is a mos interesting letter, because it is a ver; restrained statement of a line of tall that is unfortunately not uncommon in the distriet. Although we do not altogethe agree with the arguments of our cer respondent, it is'only fair to him tha his letter be published. The original article, "Meditation," was written by a member of our staff in good faith from conviction of its truth, and was in no sense "hot air;" but the consid: ered opinion of one who is fairly con versant with conditions here and in other places. We first would assert that such = letter as the above is the es of a mind which has been influenced by malicious propaganda which was in- tended to cause unrest' and is alto- gether mischevious, Our write-up did not intend to say that the price of pulp wood could in all cases pay for the clearing of land. But we DO say that the revenue frem its sale makes land clearing less of a burden to settlers in all cases. A farmer must meet the cost of taking a the wood off to permit cultivation whether there is a market ' for his wood or not. Any income derived from sale of pulpwood so taken off must be a benefit to the farmer, It is found money. In many places in the west we have seen farmers work just as hard to clear their land, under quite and because they could not sell the wocd or give it away, their labour was a dead loss. Sometimes they los: both labour and farm, because they could not wait until they got a crop from the land cleared. Will Knocker say that this is not true? As to whether the price paid for such pulpwood is a fair one, we did not discuss. But we are personally acquainted with the government scaler who checked up most of the Com- pany's pulpwood, and from inform- ation so gained independently of the company, we know that the statement that it costs them $20.00 a cord to get their wood is too ridiculous to deserve a denial. - The men who say such things are not friends of the farmer They are not friends of themselves. They are merely greuches and trouble makers for everybody. Next time you hear such statements, examine the man who makes them 'and see . 5 ened from their "Meditation with a Moral" caught tranquility last Sunday evening, when fire reduced the C.P.R. tool-shack to a Smouldering mass of ruins. to the shack and of eee Yr small value, mitted to describe the affair from its humorous standpoint, bearing malice toward no one, and hoping all will appreciate the lighter aspect. to this period had not been noticed. as severe weather conditions, Fire Fighting Frenzy Ignace residents were rudely awek- customary Sabbath h The damage was entirely confined comparatively Hence, one may be per- It appears that about 8p.m., friend "7eely," ancient and prehistoric 06 of ;the local C.P.R, switch lamps, me- bucket brigade commenced sprinkling of the surrounding turf to prevent undue scorching. conspicuous absence of water pressure it was decided to allow said hose to maintain an attitude of watchful wait- ing. chimney collapsed, framework fell ex- hausted, and much slowly away, and t menced to cool off, it was noticed that the eminent local Kingpin of Fireme had arrived in the person of Harry SITE I Fpadden WRIGHT TOWNSHIP OF WAIN Collector Wanted TENDERS will be received by the un- dersigned until August 20th, for the post of Tax Collector for School Sec- tion No 1, Wainwright. The | a or any tender not necess- arily accepted. a light feet of to the By this time hundreds of ose had arrived, but owing \ J. SHERWOOD, Sec'y.-Treasurer. . Make Your Home Happy buying one of In proper rotation the tool-shack the conflagration lost splendour as the embers' died he firefighters dom- our second hand andered playfully (nto the aforemen- | Brown. But, lo--the great chief had haphones or graphanolas at a very sioned shack in search of a certain |arrived too late to display his abilities jcacap price. Come in and have your article As dusk was iniminent, Zeely | and all present grieved proportion- choice. found it necessary to strike a match. ately. We have a very nice assortment of phernalia had been transported to Interest was elevated to a genial pitch, when persistent rumours ingis- ted that a 'portion of the Brigade had arrived, and the sight of two or three local gents with fire in their eyes, crit- ically appraising the conflagration with a view to. action, lent verisem- litude to the rumours. The gents in question departed but returned quick- ly with numerically strong reinforce- ments. : Hearty cheers greeted their arrival, Sid Johnson leading the contingent receiving. a particularly cordial ova tion. : The crowd seemed to enjoy offering encouraging and inspirational com- ments, while novel suggestions sailed ja 0.20 snow white enamel beds, with brass Gasoline was stored in the structure, "pl elear' sounded about 9.26 pam, wonder if any person but che land}, gj 55 Zeely seemingly made a miscuejand the townsfolk "demobbed' with- spring, =nd new mattress, owner has an idea what'land clearing} is not surprising that quick ignition { out singing "Auld Lang Syne." Complete, 7312.00 is or means. I am sure no land owner} ©... and flames burst forth ind Jonace has now returned to norm- Also odd beds, $4.00 will agree to this pulpwood paying for destructive crescendos, promptly en- aley--the all absorbing subject now New Good Mattress, $6.75 the clearing. Now I am just going veloping the whole structure. being, "when will the new Secretary Odd Springs at different prices. to give some rough figures about thisl zo 1v describing the incident later at the Y.M.C.A, condesecend to give us New Couel the very best, could be Tto show and prove that pulpwood sale on, aptly expressed himself as follows, ! tablecloths to eat from, instead ofj® sed single or dou does not pay for the clearing. I seel ipso strike match ----puff-puff-- mel killing appetites with bare and unin- Couch and ¥ $12.00 that they do mot figure the farmer's§ ny» viting table boards?" Selah! 10ne grey straw Baby Carriage. Will labour, such as cutting, hauling, load-1 After hand-cars and local para- : = mew. Bsell very cheap. One bicycle, with electric light, has F. B. LINDEN, Notary, etc. havens of safety, the quickly assem- i been only slightly used. Will go at a bling localites surrounded and sur- Conveyancing Collecting very veasonable price. rounded and surveyed the flames -- General Practice. , We have a special sale of Singer discoursing freely as to possible even- i BnRY DEN ONT ARIO Sewing Machines. - tualities and patiently awaiting the . 1 One Mi ne for sale arrival of the Fire Brigade, which up ¥ Good ment of Cook Stoves I DAN GRAHAM Horse Shoeing now have a Complete Supply of TEXT BOOKS AND STATIONERY at x av and Heaters + low prices. % We also carry men's furnishings. A very good special--Nen's new white SL Seton] Onenion si shoes at 7bec. a pair. Size 9% nly See my East Window. Don't forget our heavy army boots : @ $2.75 pair. The above prices will Th pa ay vou by coming to S. DAITERS NEW & SECOND-HAND STORE. In the Bigelow Building, (Onpoctts Town Hall) row RALPH J]. PRONGER General Blacksmith We are also buying second hand FURNITURE. ng v Clothing and various nfo 21 At the 01d Rhodes Stand aud Repairiy articles _ ITGHEST PRICES. WE PAY 3 across the plate at a merry clip. It was then noticed that hose had been brought into play, Fred Weath- erill and Don McNabb preforming stellar work in this respect. A trail of hose having been laid within a few yards of the fire, the crowd waited with bated breath pending the arrival of water, Messrs Honue and Murphy, to- ether with many lesser lights of the road, had by this time arrived and ;aken up their respective positions. Che manly figure of John Swanson was also to be seen silhouetted near the flames. : . Sid Johson seized the nozzle 'of the ose and pointed menacingly in the direction of the enemy. Hose was seen to bulge as water passed through, but apprehension developed as several leakes made themselves apparent. The crisis was reached when the nozzle was penetrated by a diplorably weak flow of water, which spouted out- wards to the extent of about two feet. The futility of such a flow being ev- ident to friend Strauberg; he promp- tly filled his Bat with water from the hose, and breshing lope and defiance, dashed the contents into the fury-- but all in vain. Casting hat aside, he then seized a nearby bucket and atempted to fill same from nozzle of] hose, but unfortunately Sid Johnson | who was guiding the destines of said no executed a faulty shot which esulted in the energetic and well- meaning Stranberg receiving a sad | squelching squarely on the face. The | effect of this was to "dampen the vie-| tim's fire-fighting ardour, while highly diverting the spectators. An ingenious | fireman then conceived the nobby Idea | of placing fingers over the nozzle, in order to increase the velocity; water | velocity was was certainly aia but control of direction was sacrificed, | the sequence being a ht] barrage in the vicinity of some inno- cent on-lookers, In order not to disturb the prevail- ing general good feeling, this mode of fire-fighting was eliminated, and the other people's. "Can the blind lead the blind? Shall they not both fall into the diteh ?" * Not by appeals to the government, or by embarrassing demands from a representative friendly to the farmer can economic laws be overcome. Such attempts to interfere with business are never sincere, but are undertaken purely for political effect, and always the last state of such meddling is worse than the first. ¥ 'Goodwill is a tonic. Ill-will is poisin. Nothing is to be gained by harbouring suspicion. And we are convinced that a majority of the older members of the farming fraternity in this district will be found to be in whether he has made a success of 'His Lown business to entitle him to y Tun agreement with our main contentions. BOOSTER. The Trail S ETTLERS living far from the beaten path find reaker that the Ford gives satisfaction on crude, rough roads. 'The Tord is the trail break On the regular roads of this part of the country the car that meets the test of the trails*is the car tha will give you satisfaction year in and year out. The sturdy, rugged Ford construction throughout the car. No wonder the Ford owner is master of the roads wherever he may be. We sell Ford service. We see to it that Ford cfficicuicy, put into the car by the makers, is main- tained. We keep our stocks of genuine Ford parts always complete. er. of 31 prevails HAL DINGWALL Dingwall's Garage, Dryden, Ontario Bakers and Confec Homers ICE CREAM MANUFACTURIRS NEILSON'S CHOCOLATES Wedding and Bwrthday Cakes made to order. A Tull line of KODAKS AND SUPPL . Efficient Developin IES & Priating TRIP IIINSARINS fii a1 or &